lark
02/27/2008, 08:37 AM
Ok, yet another sump question.
I need to understand baffles and how to use them to control water level. I'm trying to design a very simple sump -- first chamber will be where the water comes from the tank and will have the protein skimmer. Second chamber will be for the return pump and other stuff (hang on phos and carbon, heater, etc.)
I'd like to make the first chamber as small as possible to accomodate the skimmer, so I have maximum room in the return chamber. I was planning to use baffles to do a bubble trap after the first chamber -- so, over, under, over.
Now, once I choose a skimmer and determine the appropriate height of the water, how do I create that height of water in the skimmer chamber so that I don't need a stand? (Cabinet height is limited.) Is this solely controlled by the first baffle?
Second, will this affect how high the water level can go in the second chamber? What controls that? The third baffle? Something else. Not understanding. Please help. Thanks.
I need to understand baffles and how to use them to control water level. I'm trying to design a very simple sump -- first chamber will be where the water comes from the tank and will have the protein skimmer. Second chamber will be for the return pump and other stuff (hang on phos and carbon, heater, etc.)
I'd like to make the first chamber as small as possible to accomodate the skimmer, so I have maximum room in the return chamber. I was planning to use baffles to do a bubble trap after the first chamber -- so, over, under, over.
Now, once I choose a skimmer and determine the appropriate height of the water, how do I create that height of water in the skimmer chamber so that I don't need a stand? (Cabinet height is limited.) Is this solely controlled by the first baffle?
Second, will this affect how high the water level can go in the second chamber? What controls that? The third baffle? Something else. Not understanding. Please help. Thanks.